Shopping and toilet case.



EDWARD w.' MCcAnnoLL, or rrrfrsunen, PENNSYLVANIA.

sHorrINe AND TOILET cAsn.

Assassin..

Specification of Letters Patent. i

retreated Nov. 5, reis.

Application led. May 2, 1917. Serial No. 165,998.

`or discovered certain new and useful Improvements in Shopping andrlfoilet Cases, of which improvements the following is a specification.

My invention relates to shopping and toilet cases such as are carried byladies and which usually contain a mirror and pockets or compartmentsfor coins, cards, rouges,

toilet powder, etc. Such cases usually com-` prise two substantiallyfiat members having adjacent edges hinged together so that the case mayopen or close like a suit case or similar article.

One object of myV invention is to provide a shopping and toilet case ofthe character described, which, when opened, may be sup-- ported andheld in a substantially upright position so that the mirror may, withoutholding the case by hand, be in a suitable position for convenient use.A further ob ject is to so construct such cases that when carried bytheir handles they may not be accidentally opened, and further, so thatthey cannot be stolen by cutting the handles. In the accompanying sheetof drawings, which forms part of my specification, l have illustratedthe preferred embodiment of my invention. Figure 1 is a face view of theinterior of the case when opened; Fig. 2 a side view of the case whenopened and supported in an upright position, a portion of the case beingbroken away to illustrate a detail of construction; Fig. 3 an end viewof the case when closed; and Fig. l a sectional view taken on the line1V1V, Fig. 3. Referring to the drawings, the two case members 1 and 2,which may be of any desired shape but which are preferably substantiallyrectangular, are hinged together as at 3, and are provided with springlocking clasps 4:. r1`he interior of the case may be arranged in anysuitable manner. ln the illustrative embodiment of my invention the casemember 1 is provided with a mirror 5 hinged as at 6 so that a chamois orrouge cloth may be placed back of it, a coin holder T of any well knownor desired construction, and a note pocket 8; while the member' 2 1sprovided with a card holder 9, a rouge and powder holder 10 and a notepocket 11.

`When, in using such shopping and toilet cases as heretoforeconstructed, a lady desires to arrange her toilet, it is necessary forher to hold the case in such position that the mirror may be viewed, andthis leaves but one handv free to perform the desired toilet. To the endthat the `case may, when open, be supported in upright position upon atable, mantle, etc., l provide foot, which is normally concealed, butwhich may be moved to a position for thus holding the case. While suchfoot may be variously con- `structed and arranged, it preferablycomprises a rigid strip 12 adapted to move longitudinally through asuitable opening 13 through one member ofthe case. As shown in Fig. 2,the upper end of the foot is provided, with a groove 1A: in which theupper edge of the opening 13 rests when the foot is withdrawn, and witha tongue 15 to prevent the foot from being entirely withdrawn from thecase. rllhe lower end is provided with an enlargement 16 to prevent thefoot from being withdrawn in the opposite direction. Normally, the footlies concealed within the case, as indicated in Fig. 1. When it isdesired to support the case in upright position it is only necessary toslide the foot through the opening 13 and arrange it in the positionindicated in Fig. 2.

That the case may not lswing shut when supported in upright position,means are provided to hold it open. Although various means may be usedfor this purpose, I preferably provide a tongue 17 pivoted to one memberof the case and adapted to be swung from its normal full line position,as indicated in Fig. 1, to its dotted line position for holding the caseopen.

It occasionally happens that shopping cases of the general charactercontemplated herein are stolen by thieves cutting the handles while thecases are being carried. To largely if not entirely eliminate thepossibility of a case being thus stolen, 1 continue the rigid frameportion of the case members through the handles. 1n the constructionshown herein the case members are preferably formed of pressed metal,which may, if desired, be covered with leather or other suitablematerial, and, in these rigid frame members, there are formed elongateslots 18, which, when the case is closed, register with each other andform a handle. Thus the case can not be cut from the handle withoutcutting the rigid frame of the case, which would be difficult toaccomplish without detection. Furthermore, when carried, the case isheld closed independently of the spring clasps Ll.

According to the provisions of the patent statutes, I have described theprinciple and operation of my invention together With the constructionwhich I noW consider to represent the best embodiment thereof. However,I desire to have it understood that my invention maybe practised withother forms of construction than that particularly shown and described.

I claim as my invenion:

l. A shopping and toilet case comprising in combination a pair of ,rigidmembers hinged together, one of said members being provided with anopening, and a foot normally vconcealed Within saidcase, but removablethrough such opening to a position for supporting the case in uprightposition.

2. A shopping and toilet case comprising in combination a pair of rigidmembers hinged together and provided interiorly with a mirror and toiletarticle holders, one of said members being provided with an openingadjacent to its hinged edge, and a foot normally concealed Within saidcase but removable through such opening to a position for supporting theease in an upright position.

3. A shopping case comprising a pair of members hinged together at oneedge and each including` in its structure a rigid frame, each memberbeing provided adjacent to an edge thereof With an elongate slot, whichslots, when the case is closed, register with each other and form ahandle for the case, said rigid frames being continuous throughout saidhandles.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

EDWARD W. MCCARROLL. Witness:

FRANCIS J. ToMAssoN.

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